Land-based casinos and online casinos try several measures to keep their existing players interested in their card and slot games by giving away freebies like free spins, bonus offers and jackpot prizes. Since online casinos get the most number of casual visitors to the site, offers of free play bonus and welcome bonuses for registration are the only methods they can apply to retain them and excite them enough to try out the games on offer. These bonuses are generally limited to given time period wherein the player has to try out all their free spins or turns.

Free online Slot Games

If you are an online gaming addict and like casino slot machines, the best option for you is to try out online slot options that do not require player to download and install the games. The free play games provide the players with real time thrills of pay and play slot games, which also allow the mind to relax after a rough or boring day at work. Slotzilla has games for players of varied tastes with fruits, animals, strange figures and mysterious symbols depending on the designer’s imagination, which are available in both single player and multiple player options.

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The website is not for penny slot players, but for big betters who can wager large amounts on table card games like blackjack, baccarat, craps, and others. The online casino gives players an incredible free play bonus of $3000, which has to be spent within one hour. Since penny slot machines will not serve the purpose players have to move towards virtual card game rooms to try their luck.

Maple Casino

True to the spirit of no deposit casinos, Maple follows the same logic as Casino UK and is now available as a mobile application for smartphones and tablets.

Prestige Casino

This online casino provides players with free offer of $1500 worth bonus to wager at slot games and card games which player has to try out within one hour.

Platinum Play

Regarded as the most generous free play casino, it provides nearly $1500 as bonus to players within the duration of 24 hours. During this period, players have to tryout a wide variety of online slot machines on their website like Dark Knight Rises and others to increase their bonus amount in a progressive manner.

Translated to small wheel, Roulette is a French game that has been around since the 1600s. The game was created by a French math genius, Blaise Pascal. There have been plenty of alterations to roulette over the years, but the basic principles remain the same. It is a game of chance involving a wheel and numbers.

There have been three major versions of roulette over the years. The British, French and Americans have their versions of the game. The British and French versions eventually merged into a European roulette.

The original version of roulette had many differences to the game we see today. When Pascal first developed roulette, it was more attractive for gamblers. There was no house edge and the wheel did not have a 0 or 00. A zero was added to the roulette wheel more than 200 years later, in 1842. It was added by Louis Blanc, another Frenchman.

Pascal is a man who is famous for a lot more than his creation of roulette. Pascal’s triangle is taught to every teenager in the world, along with other complex equations he created or solved.

In terms of roulette, the gambling world certainly owes a debt of gratitude to Pascal. There are so many land casinos and online casinos that feature this iconic game. Whenever you visit a major casino, there is likely to be a small crowd of people around the roulette wheel. The game can be just as fun to play online, especially if you cannot make it to a land casino.

When playing roulette online, it is vital that you choose the right casino. There are so many options on the internet, with new online casinos opening every other day. Pick an online casino with a great bonus structure, a reputable history, good customer service, and ample options for adding and withdrawing your money.

Playing roulette on your smartphone or tablet computer is not something Pascal would have imagined, but his legacy lives on every time someone enjoys this French casino game.

According to the Revenue Commissioners, bookmakers throughout Ireland offering virtual roulette are breaking the law and are risking their license. In an opinion that has been expressed by the regulatory office, bookmakers are offering the game as a form of betting, when virtual roulette is, in fact, gaming.

The difference of opinion lies with how the bets are made. In a bookmaker’s shop that offers virtual roulette, the bets are taken with a slip that is filled out by the customer. Bookmakers claim that a wager taken in this manner represents betting and not gaming; therefore, it falls within their betting license. The Revenue Commissioners disagree, and they believe it still falls under the category of gaming, the same as it would be with regular roulette found in a casino.

If bookmakers are found to be violating the law, they could face the loss of their license and face tax issues. Currently, a bookmaker’s license only covers betting and not gaming transactions. In addition, the taxes on gaming are much different. Those who operate under a gaming license owe a 23 percent value added tax while a bookmaker operating under a betting license is only paying a one percent tax on wagers.

The gaming industry, of course, believes that allowing bookmakers to offer virtual roulette places them at a disadvantage in the market. The lower tax rate on betting versus gaming is substantial and gaming companies cannot compete with that. If the Revenue Commissioners do not enforce their interpretation of the laws
, the gaming industry will most likely bring legal actions to stop bookmakers from offering virtual roulette.

Three years ago a British gaming company successfully won a case heard before the European Court of Justice that centered on different tax levels for competitors. The basis for this legal action was a European Directive that states taxes must be applied equally to companies offering the same service to their customers.

At this point, it is not clear whether the bookmaker shops are breaking the law. Those operating virtual roulette games have expressed a clear opinion that they are not while bookmakers not offering the game have remained silent. The legal issue will likely need further clarification from the courts.

Time and again you may have read about people winning a jackpot of millions of dollars in a slot machine game. They are just lucky, you may think. Well, it is true that slot machine games are purely chance-based and only those who are lucky win the jackpots. However, the winners don’t get lucky by playing just any slot game. They play progressive slots. So here is how they and you too can win jackpots on progressive slots.

Selection of slot games

Now the first and the most obvious thing, to do for a chance to win the progressive jackpot is to select the right kind of slot game to play. You can’t complain about not hitting the jackpot when you have selected a game without one.

You need to understand that there are different types of slot machine games offering jackpots. Some offer a few hundred or thousands as prize money, while some offer millions. Progressive slots are the ones that offer millions in grand jackpot prizes to one lucky winner.

Progressive slots combine the earnings on the machine across a chain of casinos and offer the accumulated jackpot money to the player who hits it. So for a chance to win a million dollar jackpot, you should choose progressive slots offering the kind of money you want to win.

Betting on a progressive slot machine

There are certain rules to keep in mind while playing on a progressive slot machine. Progressive jackpots are often massive because they are won on slot machines that are linked together across casinos, either online or offline. Every time a player wagers on the slot, a percentage of the amount spent on each machine is added up to create a jackpot. The casino or game developer offers an initial jackpot amount of $1,000,000 or less and the rest of the amount is added from wagers on each machine. The money is accumulated until the jackpot is won by a player.

Are you wondering, what are your odds of winning that massive prize money? They are as high as 40,000,000 to 1. That means unless you are really lucky, you may not win it. Does that mean you just play blindly, leaving everything to chance? Not really! While there are no strategies to guarantee your win, there are ways to improve your odds of winning, which is what you should do.

While Atari is more familiar as a source of nostalgia than as a current leader in the world of technology, the company is looking to change this and reestablish itself as a top company in the world of gaming. Atari’s newest CEO- Fred Chesnais- is hoping to turn things around for the 42 year old Atari brand by giving the company a complete overall in the wake of bankruptcy proceedings that took place in 2013.

Online gamblers will not doubt be interested to know that One of Chesnais major plans for revamping Atari is getting into mobile gambling. While gambling for actual money is currently illegal in the United States, Chesnais has recognized that the market for online gambling is nevertheless showing enormous level of growth abroad, particularly in Europe. Research firm Juniper Research has within the past few weeks postulated that there should be some 164 million people using online and mobile gambling platforms by the year 2018.

Because online gambling is an area in which Atari is inexperienced, the company has seen fit two partner with two different new gaming companies that already have some experiences under their belts in terms of online gambling. Atari will be working with FlorPlay and Pariplay to both establish a social online casino that will be known as “Atari Casino” and to build another online casino of the same name that will allow gamblers to play with actual money. Many see the move to take advantage of the growth of online gambling as a smart idea. Chesnais has noted that creating online gambling opportunities will help Atari to reach out to new customers.

Online gambling is not the only iron on the fire that the Atari CEO Fred Chesnais has in store. Another big upcoming project is Atari TV, which will offer original and online video content that could be posted to sites like YouTube.

When the British territory of Gibraltar was rocked by a recent fuel tank explosion, the effects were felt by many of the top online bookmakers in Europe. Gibraltar has long been home to many online bookmakers due to their favorable laws for the industry and the availability of workers. When the tank exploded at approximately 1:00 p.m. local time, many of the adjacent areas experienced power outages. While the explosion was under investigation, local police had not ruled out foul play.

During the Easter weekend which is traditionally one of their busiest weekends of the year, at least three well known European bookmakers were forced offline when the explosion set fire to their office building and took down all network and communication connections. Apparently, many of the top online bookmakers are housed in the same location. Reports began coming out that William Hill, Ladbrokes and Betfred were all forced to take down their system. For several of the bookmakers, the outage lasted into the evening. The good news is there were no injuries reported amongst those staff members employed by the bookmakers.

All three companies were quick to issue statements to their customers apologizing for the inconvenience. They also told their clients they were aware of the problem and were working hard to address the issues and would have the system back up just as soon as possible. Ladrokes went on to assure customers that their personal information had not been compromised by the local disaster.

This could not have happened at a worse time for these online bookmakers. Many of the companies are experiencing issues with the U.K. regarding taxes and point of consumption taxes. Losing business over a busy weekend is not what they needed to turn around the misfortunes.

The effects will also be felt in the local economy if there are any lasting effects to the explosion or power outage. The online casinos provide a large portion of the area’s employment. While there are about 26 major online bookmakers located in Gibraltar, the only one to have reported little or no interruption was BetVictor who may have had their own emergency generator.

In March, Microgaming launches Crowned Eagle as the newest addition to its popular Untamed series.

Microgaming Untamed

Untamed by Microgaming is a series of online slot machines that focus on a specific wild animal and feature photorealistic graphics and authentic sounds. The series currently consists of Untamed — Bengal Tiger, Untamed — Giant Panda and Untamed — Wolf Pack. These machines all use Microgaming’s highly popular 243-way format, which essentially has 234 active bet lines each spin.

243 Ways

With basic video slots, players opt for the number of active pay lines by choosing the number of coins in play. That format can lead to unnecessary complexity, so land-based casinos began tinkering with the idea of providing players with a bunch of lines, or ways to win, that were automatically active, and they offset that advantage with a built-in bet multiplier. When the format became successful, Microgaming followed suit and opted for a 30 bet multiplier, which means that if a player chooses a one-cent coin, then the total wager per spin will be $0.30.

Crowned Eagle

The Untamed slot machines aren’t the same. Although they do all follow that 243-way format, they also each bring a unique configuration to the table. In the case of Crowned Eagle, the available features are Collect-a-Wild, Lucky Nudge, Your Gamble and Soaring Wilds, which Microgaming developed from scratch specifically for this machine.

Collect-a-Wild, Lucky Nudge and Your Gamble all appear on other Microgaming machines. Your Gamble is like the gamble feature on most slot machines; after a win, the machine offers a 50-50 chance to enhance the winnings. Your Gamble differentiates itself by giving the player 20 opportunities and no upper limit. Lucky Nudge is similar to the classic nudge feature, and Collect-a-Wild is an on-the-reels bonus game that can pay out more than 1.8 million credits.

Soaring Wilds

In Untamed — Crowned Eagle, free spins are awarded by getting three scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. During free spins, the soaring wild is active, and it randomly soars across the screen turning one or more symbols wild. The Soaring Wild can turn multiple ways into winners, and since each soared wild has a built-in win multiplier, the jackpot potential is even higher than on a standard spin.

We all know Phil Ivey, his icy stare and his cool poker skills. Some of us may not know that Phil has his own site. Now we know that Ivey Poker is going to launch a training game for people who want to play like Phil. Now, while no one can actually play like Phil Ivey, players can learn tips and tricks while getting experience in this new “Ivey League.”

Phil has already launched a money-only game app that allows for multi-tabling. While there are many places that do not allow for this, Phil believes playing lots of hands makes the player better. Therefore, his site offers multi-tabling. Now, with this new Ivey League site, the person who really wants to improve their poker game can become more than a casual poker student. While playing is one thing, IveyPoker knows that there is more to a poker education than many hands played online.

This new poker training site is meant to allow every person who wants to go deeper into the game the chance to do so. Many players only have online games, and Phil wants to allow for players to get more experience, more training and a more thorough poker education.

Phil already has 30 poker pros coming to the site to offer lessons and their expertise to the users of the site. By compiling this many people, and not doing it alone, Phil is making what could be the best poker training table anywhere in the world. While sitting at a real table helps, Phil knows that the knowledge and skill he has accumulated will allow players to learn from the best in the world without having to lose big money to the best in the world in the process.

European poker stars have gotten a unique perspective on cybertheft. It began when European Poker Tour player Jen Kyllönen became suspicious that he was the victim of a cybercrime. It developed that both Kyllonen and fellow tour member Henri Jaakkola were victims.

It began when Kyllonen discovered his laptop missing from his hotel room. After a frantic search, the device was mysteriously returned. It turns out this seemingly good deed had a twist: Kyllonen’s laptop had been infected with a trojan. Trojans are viruses that allow outside access to a person’s computer, allowing others to view the laptop screen and track all activities on the computer.

Cyber-security specialists at F Secure in Helsinki Finland confirmed the malicious attack. According to F Secure experts, the stolen computers had Remote Access Trojan installed, which would reveal the poker players’ cards whenever they played online.

In Kyllonen’s case, the thieves were especially persistent. After their first attempt to load the trojan failed, the computer vanished again, and apparently reinstalled. In fact, it was the continued laptop vanishing acts that fired Kyllonen’s suspicions.

Kyllonen was staying at a hotel during the Barcelona poker tour event when the theft and return occurred. Kyllonen returned to his room to find his laptop missing. This was of great concern to him, since he both uses the laptop to play online and to store his playing records. After a thorough search Kyllonen left his room to see if anyone had borrowed the laptop. When he returned, the computer was back in his room.

The first trojan attempt apparently failed, however, as Kyllonen could not boot the computer. While he was reporting this to hotel staff, the computer disappeared again. And once more, it was returned. This time, it seemed to function normally, but Kyllonen was convinced this was more than a prank, and sought help from security specialists.

Given the large dollar amounts that most professional players wager, it seems possible that the thieves could have massive sums if their plans had worked. As it is, poker players now need to be more on guard than ever, in order to protect their laptops and their bankrolls.

The government is always going to stick its fingers into the mix when money is involved and the world of online gambling is no different. In the British Isles, the government is moving forward to initiate new regulations for online gambling establishments based in the UK. It all boils down to taxes. Revenue is essential for governing bodies and an attempt is being made to gain jurisdictional control. The online gambling establishment is not pleased with the proposed changes.Make Way for the Gambling Licensing and Advertising Bill
The new legislation has been passed by the House of Commons. In essence, the bill means more money for the government.Any online casino or gambling establishment that is based in the UK will be required to obtain a license that will be provided courtesy of the UK Gambling Commission. However, it should be noted that the bill still needs to make its way through the House of Lords in order to take effect by May of 2014. Online gambling operators have high hopes that evidence will be produced in opposition to the proposed legislation.

The Remote Gambling Association Says the Stakes are Too High
Should the bill be passed, a fifteen percent consumption tax would be imposed. The Remote Gambling Association believes this amount is too much of a burden and is negotiating for a ten percent consumption tax. The government’s response has not been favorable, stating the tax should be established for a one year trial period. Modifications could be made after that point if deemed necessary. Members of the Remote Gambling Association fear that the new taxes will have such a detrimental impact that online gambling establishments will not be able to remain in business. Time will only tell as to the final outcome. Industry insiders believe gamblers and online casinos will find a way around the new regulations, blocking the governments efforts to raise revenue. A spirit of cooperation would be more beneficial for all parties involved in order to come to an acceptable agreement on both sides of the table.